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Men of the Day No. 5 "As straight as a reed" (Henry John Rous), 1870
Alfred Thompson, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper
Purchased 2015
Tom Thompson
Biography
Tom Thompson (b. 1953) is a publisher and writer. During the 1980s he worked as a journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald and as publishing coordinator of the Encyclopedia of the Australian People (for the Australian Bicentennial Authority) before moving to Collins, for which he developed the Imprint label in 1988.
2 portraits in the collection
HRH Prince Alfred
Biography
Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844–1900) was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria.
4 portraits in the collection
Alfred Simpson
Biography
Alfred Simpson (1805–1891), manufacturer, started his professional life as a tinsmith in his native London and also worked as a hatter before financial difficulties caused him to emigrate to Australia in 1849.
1 portrait in the collection
Alfred Hill CMG OBE
Biography
Alfred Hill CMG OBE (1869-1960) was a composer, conductor and violinist.
2 portraits in the collection
Hon. Alfred Deakin
Biography
Alfred Deakin (1856-1919), Australia's second, fifth and seventh Prime Minister, was central to the Federation movement.
1 portrait in the collection
Alfred Barry
Biography
Alfred Barry (1826-1910), Anglican bishop of Sydney and primate of the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania, was educated at King’s College, London and at Cambridge.
2 portraits in the collection
Alfred William Cox
Biography
Alfred William Cox (1857–1919), racehorse owner and breeder, was born in Liverpool, England, the son of a successful cotton broker.
1 portrait in the collection
Douglas Thompson
Biography
Douglas Thompson (1932-2012) was born in Stanthorpe, QLD and served in the RAAF as a photographer and photography teacher between 1950 and 1956.
5 portraits in the collection
Jack Thompson AM
Biography
Jack Thompson AM (b. 1940) is an actor and the face of the 1970s Australian film renaissance.
3 portraits in the collection
Patricia T. Thompson OAM
Biography
Patricia Thelma Thompson OAM (née Amphlett, b. 1949), better known as Little Pattie, first appeared on Australian television at age thirteen in 1962.
1 portrait in the collection
Writing on the Wall, 2019
Dr Christian Thompson AO
Image
Eva and Finn, 2016
by Noah John Thompson
Image
Dr Alfred Barry, c. 1870
Sarony & Co
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Alfred George Stephens
Biography
Alfred George Stephens (1865–1933), editor, journalist and publisher, was born and educated in Toowoomba.
1 portrait in the collection
Col Levy, 1971 (printed 2009)
Douglas Thompson
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009